Enkianthus Red Vein

Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. This tree like shrub bears pendent clusters of bell shaped creamy white flowers with rose veins in late spring and early summer.

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Enkianthus red vein

The bell shaped flowers are white to maroon with veins of color that are most beautiful on close inspection. Campanulatus commonly called the red vein enkianthus. Growing requirements for redvein enkianthus redvein enkianthus are slow growing shrubs that will eventually reach ten feet tall and wide.

The most popular species the redvein enkianthus is hardy in usda planting zones 6 9. Genus enkianthus are deciduous shrubs with simple alternate leaves often colouring brilliantly in autumn and umbels of racemes of small urn or bell shaped flowers in spring or summer. Enkianthus campanulatus redvein enkianthus is a handsome upright bushy shrub with spectacular fall color and attractive clusters of nodding bell shaped red veined creamy yellow to whitish pink flowers in late spring to mid summer.

This species grows to a height of 4 to 5 m and is the hardiest species rated to zone 5. This plant can grow in a light woodland garden or thrive in full sun in the pacific northwest. Highly effective with other acid loving plants in shrub borders and foundation.

Flowers well in woodland conditions. Perhaps the most common in cultivation is the japanese species e. There are many named cultivars several having japanese names such as sinsetu.

Fall color is variable but can be superb. In the fall the foliage turns to shades of yellow orange or red. Leaves color best in full sun.

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